"Lots of ground-ball outs yesterday, and he held his velocity into the seventh inning," manager Bud Black told MLB.com. "Our reports from the Triple-A staff and from [assistant general manager] A.J. Hinch, who was there, was that the arm slot looked a bit higher than what we saw through April and the early part of May. So that's a good thing."

The fact that Richard is not dealing with a structural issue gives the team the opportunity to work on some issues at Triple-A Tucson before activating him. Richard is 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 12 innings on his rehab assignment, after having an 8.54 ERA in six major-league starts.

Richard is expected to join the team Wednesday in San Diego, but it is not clear whether he is set to be activated from the DL. 

Kuroda (6-3), who has a 2.67 ERA, was losing 3-1 when he left in the third.

Hammel (6-2) allowed two earned runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out six, to get the win Wednesday. He threw 109 pitches and was removed with two outs in the seventh inning with the only Yankees' player to do anything against him coming up. Curtis Granderson was 3 for 3 with a homer for the Yankees with Hammel in the game, so manager Buck Showalter removed him just before Granderson's fourth at-bat.

Hammel, who's ERA is 5.37, will make his next scheduled start Monday at Washington.

Karstens last pitched Saturday in Altoona, throwing 60 pitches as he recovers from right shoulder inflammation. 

Cuddyer is recovering from an inflamed disk in his neck but should be in the starting lineup Friday against the Giants. 

Trumbo doubled and singled twice as he went 3 for 4 with a run scored. He's batting .280. 

The 27-year-old Trumbo has hit in seven-straight games with five doubles, a homer and two RBI over that span. He has 10 homers, 29 RBI and 25 runs scored on the year. 

Aybar, who is hitting .260, had an RBI single in the third inning and added a walk. He was also thrown out attempting to steal second.